Døden er et kjærtegn

Døden er et kjærtegn
Directed by	Edith Carlmar
Written by	Otto Carlmar Arne Moen (novel)
Starring	Claus Wiese Bjørg Riiser-Larsen Ingolf Rogde
Release date(s)	1949
Running time	Norway: 92 minutes
Country	Norway
Language	Norwegian

Døden er et kjærtegn is a 1950 Norwegian drama film starring Claus Wiese, Bjørg Riiser-Larsen and Ingolf Rogde. Based on a 1948 novel by Arne Moen, it was Edith Carlmar's directorial début. The film depicts the passionate and tempestuous liaison between mechanic Erik (Wiese) and society woman Sonja (Riiser-Larsen). The title, in English, is "Death is a Caress". The film uses cinematic shorthand to convey time and place, while concentrating on its protagonists' increasingly troubled relationship.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Death is a Caress (Døden er et kjærtegn)" (in English) (html). Oslo: Norsk filminstitutt. http://www.nfi.no/english/Norwegian+Films/Search+the+film+database/Film?key=30664. Retrieved September 7, 2011. "Few films have ever more effectively conveyed a kind of male-hysteria, as Erik comes to regard his wife increasingly as an enigma whom he cant control or understand." 

External links

• Døden er et kjærtegn at the Internet Movie Database
• Døden er et kjærtegn at Filmweb.no (Norwegian)